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白毫

白毫

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
simp. and trad.
(白毫)

Noun

白毫

  1. (Buddhism) whorl of white hair on the forehead of Buddha

Japanese

Kanji in this term
びゃく
Grade: 1
ごう
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

白毫 (hiragana びゃくごう, romaji byakugō, historical hiragana びゃくがう)

  1. (Buddhism) urna

Derived terms

  • 眉間白毫 (みけんびゃくごう) (mikenbyakugō)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9